Ousmane Kane
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society
Professor of African and African American Studies
Denominational Counselor to Muslim Students
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Ousmane Kane, a scholar of Islamic studies and comparative and Islamic politics, joined Harvard Divinity School in July 2012 as the first Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society at HDS.
Since 2002, he was an associate professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.
Courses
ISLAMCIV 170/HDS 3368: Islam, Modernity and Politics
Instructor: Ousmane Kane The aim of this seminar is to study the evolution of Islamic thought and political practices in Muslim societies from the 19th to the early 21st centuries.Attention will be devoted to the patterns of interaction between the Muslim...
HDS 3357/Islamic Civilization 179: Critical Perspectives on the Dynamics and Development of Islam in Africa
Instructor: Ousmane Kane An estimated 450 to 500 million Muslims live in Africa—close to a third of the global Muslim population. The overwhelming majority of them lives in the northern half of the continent, above the equator. The spread of Islam...
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Dr. Ousmanne Kane - Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West Africa
The Meaning of Scholarship in Muslim Africa: Keynote
Publications
2016
Ousmane Oumar Kane. 2016. Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West
Ousmane Oumar Kane. 2016. Beyond Timbuktu: An Intellectual History of Muslim West
2011
Ousmane Oumar Kane. 2011. Religion, Transnationalism, and the Integration of Senegalese Immigrants in America. Oxford University Press
Ousmane Oumar Kane. 2011. Religion, Transnationalism, and the Integration of Senegalese Immigrants in America. Oxford University Press
As Senegal prepares to celebrate fifty years of independence from French colonial rule, academic and policy circles are engaged in a vigorous debate about its experience in nation building. An important aspect of this debate is the impact of globalization...
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Conference on Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds
The Alwaleed Program co-sponsors an annual conference hosted by Professor Ousmane Kane on Islam in Africa at Harvard Divinity School. Conference on Africa, Globalization, and the Muslim Worlds Harvard University September 19-21, 2019 By Cheikh Niang...
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Events
Islam in Africa Series: "Blackness and Universality: Reshaping Race and Otherness through Art and Sufism" by Francesco Piraino
April 12, 2024
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EDT
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Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School
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Islam in Africa Series: "From Tradition to Transformation: al-Hajj Umar Tal and the Evolution of West African Islamic Political Economy" by Djelimory Diabate
April 5, 2024
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EDT
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Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School
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Islam in Africa Series: "Evil Innovation: Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse and the Reception of Islamic Theosophy in Modern Sub-Saharan Africa" by Amadu Kunateh
March 29, 2024
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EDT
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Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School
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Islam in Africa Series: "As the Gentle Rain From Heaven: The Effective Power of Language in the West African Sufi Poem Xarnu Bi" by Nicholas Judt
March 8, 2024
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EST
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Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School
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Islam in Africa Series: "Entangled Domains: Empire, Law, and Religion in Northern Nigeria" by Rabiat Akande
March 1, 2024
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11:00AM - 1:00PM EST
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Rockefeller Hall 117, Harvard Divinity School
In Person
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Africa, Globalization and the Muslim Worlds Conference
Sep. 19 - Sep 21, 2019
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12:00AM - 12:00AM EDT
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Harvard Divinity School
In Person
Conference: Africa, Globalization and the Muslim Worlds September 19th-21st | Harvard Divinity School Convened by Ousmane Kane, Alwaleed bin Talal Professor of Contemporary Islamic Religion and Society, Harvard Divinity School Confirmed participants...
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